There’s a lot of menu spring cleaning going on out there, with huge revamps from smaller chains such as Pour House, True Food Kitchen, and Eatzi’s, new smoothies and boosts at Robeks, and a lineup of seasonal items at Black Bear Diner.
There are new hot honey items at Dog Haus and Burgerville, and Donatos is stuffing its pizza crust.
Applebee’s has a new bacon-heavy burger, Shake Shack is testing a chicken avocado BLT, and Schlotzsky’s is taking sister brand Cinnabon’s core product and putting bacon on top of that.
Bojangles has chicken tenders in hot dog buns, and Potbelly has a spicy new fried chicken sandwich.
There are several new drinks, including Wetzel’s Pretzels’ creamsicle flavored beverage, creamsicle apparently being the trendy flavor of this spring and summer. Sort of related, Gott’s Roadside has a strawberries & cream shake.
Taco Bell is testing aguas frescas in Irvine, Calif., and there’s a dragon fruit lemonade Hot Dog on a Stick.
Krispy Kreme, Holey Grail Donuts and Shipley Do-Nuts have new doughnuts, Häagen-Dazs has a cheesecake sundae, and Huckleberry’s Breakfast and Lunch has red velvet pancakes.
Lion’s Choice has a new iteration of its signature roast beef sandwich, and Velvet Taco’s Weekly Taco Feature is vegetarian.
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